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Grassy Knob

Grassy Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Grassy Knob rises to 892 m in North Carolina. Ogle Ridge stands 1,664 m to the east-southeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Panther Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 4.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31625566, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
892 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.87206, -82.46097

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 5.3 mi
  • Mars Hill Recreation Park: 6.6 mi
  • Burnsville Town Square: 9.6 mi
  • Ray–Cort Recreation Park: 9.7 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls
Historic sites: 33
  • Moye Rest: 8.2 mi
  • Otway Burns: 9.6 mi
  • Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 9.6 mi
  • Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 9.6 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 13.5 mi
Artworks: 23
  • Friends: 9.5 mi
  • Stream: 9.5 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 9.5 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 9.5 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 9.5 mi
Museums: 18
Cliffs: 18
Gardens: 16
Attractions: 10
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 5.3 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 7.8 mi
  • French Broad Rafting: 14.9 mi
  • Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 18.8 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 19.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 13.2 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 15.1 mi
  • Overlook Access: 22.9 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 23.3 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 23.9 mi
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 22.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Grassy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ogle RidgeESE 120°1,664 m6.6 mi
Coxcomb MountainSE 127°1,655 m6.2 mi
Licklog MountainESE 113°1,570 m6.1 mi
Blue KnobESE 106°1,497 m6.8 mi
Upper Haw KnobNNW 341°1,492 m6.2 mi
High KnobE 100°1,489 m6.3 mi
Rocky KnobSE 131°1,478 m5.3 mi
Sampson MountainN 10°1,454 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1520:1220:50
September equinox07:1818:5519:28
December solstice07:3716:4117:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363945546169727065554538
Precip in3.83.53.84.33.94.44.44.34.22.63.03.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burnsville AG, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020514 — Grassy Knob, Madison County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807496

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